Archive: Jun 2012

Oregon River Rentals wants you to have a great time out on the water. We’ve compiled a list of tips that will help you be successful on your self-guided whitewater trip. This list may help remind you what you already know. And maybe you’ll learn something that will improve your trip. Relax and have fun…

May 19th and 20th marked the 29th annual Upper Clackamas Whitewater Festival. This always proves to be a great event each year. Check out the article and video below for a nice recap. Building whitewater community takes as much muscle as paddling Upper Clackamas River By Molly Harbarger, The Oregonian The announcer was barely audible over…

  Everyone knows how easy inflatable kayaks are to store and transport. But there are a lot of misconceptions about inflatable kayaks. Most of these are perpetuated by the poor performance of cheap blow-up rafts sold at sporting goods and department stores during spring blowout sales. That’s not what you get when you rent an…

The Lower White Salmon from below Husum Falls to Northwestern Lake is a great beginner run for those who are looking to push themselves to intermediate level paddling. Only an hour drive from Portland near Hood River, the river continues to flow late into the summer. The current is swift and the water is icy cold, a…

Okay, maybe we won’t get around to updating this survey every day, but certainly as time permits, we’ll add new questions and get your feedback. Suggest survey questions for us in the comment box below and we’ll ask those as well!

When paddlers refer to the Upper Clackamas they mean the waters upstream of North Fork Resevoir which is part of PGE’s hydropower facilties on the river. The run from Sandstone Bridge (Three Lynx) down to the Memaloose Weigh Station just above the reservoir makes a great 13.5 mile day trip although many kayakers focus on…

The Willamette River near Canby feels more like a very long lake than a river. You can paddle upstream as easily as downstream. This makes a shuttle unnecessary, so you can do this trip by yourself. Although houses and boat docks dot the shoreline on both sides of the river, the scenery is lush with trees towering over the river banks. You’ll find a boat launch at the Molalla River State Park, allowing direct access to the Willamette River. The mouth of the Mollala river empties into the Willamette about 1/2 a mile upstream from the boat launch. If you are ambitious and the water level allows, you can paddle up the Molalla and explore the natural surroundings. Just half a mile or so downstream from the boat launch you can see the Canby Ferry shuttling passengers and cars across the…

The McKenzie River originates at Clear Lake and flows 90 miles west to where it joins the Willamette River just below the town of Coburg. Along the way it flows through layers of volcanic rock. Just above the town of Blue River is Wolf Rock: Rising almost 1,000 feet, it is said to be the…

This run on the Sandy river from Revenue bridge to Dodge park starts out slow and picks up into some nice class II+ or class III rapids, depending on flow. It is a great companion run to the Dodge to Oxbow section just down river.   Looking upstream from the river you can see the…